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NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 5, 2024

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Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.

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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer

1A S__ · 4A M___ · 5A T____ · 6A I___ · 7A M__ · 1D S____ · 2D I___ · 3D T__ · 4D M___ · 5D T__

Across

1A: Command to a dog
SIT · more answers for this clue
4A: Joke that sparks other jokes
MEME · more answers for this clue
5A: ___ Square, title for this puzzle given the only five letters it uses
TIMES ·
6A: Starting words from the tagger in a game of tag
IMIT · more answers for this clue
7A: Prefix with behave or begotten
MIS · more answers for this clue

Down

1D: Penultimate tourney round
SEMIS · more answers for this clue
2D: "How ___ Your Mother"
IMET · more answers for this clue
3D: Football players like Travis Kelce and Rob Gronkowski: Abbr.
TES · more answers for this clue
4D: "The Emancipation of ___" (Mariah Carey album)
MIMI · more answers for this clue
5D: Cook who heads Apple
TIM · more answers for this clue

Completed grid

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SIT
MEME
TIMES
IMIT
MIS

FAQ

1-Across: Command to a dog

SIT.

4-Across: Joke that sparks other jokes

MEME.

5-Across: ___ Square, title for this puzzle given the only five letters it uses

TIMES.

6-Across: Starting words from the tagger in a game of tag

IMIT.

7-Across: Prefix with behave or begotten

MIS.

1-Down: Penultimate tourney round

SEMIS.

2-Down: "How ___ Your Mother"

IMET.

3-Down: Football players like Travis Kelce and Rob Gronkowski: Abbr.

TES.

4-Down: "The Emancipation of ___" (Mariah Carey album)

MIMI.

5-Down: Cook who heads Apple

TIM.